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Elections for the Michigan House of Representatives took place in 2024. The general election was on November 5, 2024. The primary was August 6, 2024. The filing deadline was April 23, 2024.
Republicans gained a 58-52 majority in the state House following the 2024 general elections. This led to the state losing its Democratic trifecta and becoming a divided government.
All 110 seats were up for election. Heading into the election, Democrats held 56 seats and Republicans held 54. Republicans gained a net four seats, enough to gain a majority in the chamber.
Ballotpedia identified 24 districts as battlegrounds—14 with a Democratic incumbent and 10 with a Republican incumbent. Incumbents ran for re-election in all 24. Donald Trump (R) won the 2020 presidential election in four of the 14 districts with Democratic incumbents and Joe Biden (D) won in two of the 10 with Republican incumbents. Before the election, CNalysis rated 11 of the 24 battleground races as leaning towards Democrats, eight as leaning towards Republicans, and five as toss-ups. Click here for more on the battleground districts.
Four Democratic incumbents running in House Districts 27, 44, 58, and 109 lost to Republican challengers. The other 10 Democratic and 10 Republican incumbents won re-election.
This was the first election to take place under the new legislative district maps Michigan adopted after the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan ruled that the maps used for the 2022 elections were unconstitutional. A group of Detroit voters sued ahead of the 2022 elections, saying that the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission had drawn the maps in use that year with race as the primary consideration and had reduced the number of majority-Black districts relative to the previous map. Before the election, the Detroit Free Press wrote, "Overall, the [new 2024] maps skew slightly more Republican compared with the districts currently in place."[1] Click here for more on the redistricting process.
The elections determined Michigan's trifecta status. Heading into the election, Michigan was a Democratic trifecta because the governor was a Democrat and Democrats controlled both legislative chambers. Democrats gained their existing trifecta after winning majorities in both legislative chambers in 2022. All 110 Michigan House seats are up for election in every even-numbered year. The governorship and state senate were next up for election in 2026. Click here for more about potential changes to trifecta status in the 2024 elections.
Both parties ran on the Democratic majority's legislative record. Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee President Heather Williams said the election was a chance "to protect the incredible progress made under Democratic majorities. Michigan Democrats in the statehouse passed common sense gun safety legislation, improved access to Medicaid, and protected fundamental reproductive freedoms."[2] Michigan House Republican Campaign Committee spokesman Greg Manz said: "Michiganders, who have not yet fled, are going to hold House Democrats accountable for incentivizing criminal invaders who cross our southern border to flock to Michigan neighborhoods, hiking taxes on the middle class, and prioritizing corporate welfare over working-class families."[3]
The Michigan House of Representatives was one of 85 state legislative chambers with elections in 2024. There are 99 chambers throughout the country.
Voting information
- See also: Voting in Michigan
Battleground elections
Ballotpedia identified 24 of the 110 Michigan House districts as battleground districts, based on assessments from political observers, results from the 2020 presidential election, and fundraising totals as of October 11, 2024. Click on the tabs below to view summaries of each battleground district.
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 13
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mai Xiong (D) | 50.8 | 24,911 |
 | Ronald A. Singer (R) | 46.3 | 22,673 | |
| Hashim Malik Bakari (Working Class Party) | 2.9 | 1,430 | ||
| Total votes: 49,014 | |||
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Election information
Incumbent Mai Xiong (D), first elected in a special election in April 2024, faced challengers Ronald Singer (R) and Hashim Malik Bakari (Working Class Party). As of October 11, 2024, Xiong had raised $216,891, Singer had raised $20,065, and Bakari had raised $0.
Ballotpedia considered the following factors in identifying District 13 as a battleground:
- Competitive partisan lean: Dave's Redistricting calculated that neither party had a partisan lean above 55% in District 13. The district's partisan lean was 51.52% for Democrats and 45.52% for Republicans.[4]
- Competitive 2020 presidential result: CNalysis calculated that the results of the 2020 presidential election in the 2024 version of District 13 were within 10 percentage points. Joe Biden (D) won the district vote by a margin of 1.9 percentage points.[5]
District information
- District 13 is located in Macomb County and overlaps with the city of Warren.[6]
- As of October 11, 2024, CNalysis rated the general election in District 13 Very Likely Democratic.
- Xiong defeated two challengers in the Democratic primary. Xiong received 71.4% of the vote, followed by Richard Steenland (D) with 19.1% and Patricia Johnson Singleton (D) with 9.5%.
- Singer defeated three other candidates in the Republican primary. Singer received 38.2% of the vote, followed by Mark T. Foster (R) with 32.2%, John Sheets (R) with 20.0%, and Jerrie Bowl Bilello (R) with 9.6%.
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 22
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Matt Koleszar (D) | 52.5 | 31,555 |
 | Adam Stathakis (R) | 47.5 | 28,555 | |
| Total votes: 60,110 | |||
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Election information
Incumbent Matt Koleszar (D), first elected in 2018, faced challenger Adam Stathakis (R).
Ballotpedia considered the following factors in identifying District 22 as a battleground:
- Competitive partisan lean: Dave's Redistricting calculated that neither party had a partisan lean above 55% in District 22. The district's partisan lean was 49.22% for Democrats and 48.67% for Republicans.[4]
- Competitive fundraising: As of October 11, 2024, no one candidate had raised more than two-thirds of the overall funds raised in the district. Stathakis had raised $130,049 (59.67% of the funds raised overall) and Koleszar had raised $87,903 (40.33%).
- Competitive 2020 presidential result: CNalysis calculated that the results of the 2020 presidential election in the 2024 version of District 22 were within 10 percentage points. Joe Biden (D) won the district vote by a margin of 4.4 percentage points.[5]
District information
- District 22 is located in northwestern Wayne County and overlaps with the city of Plymouth.[6]
- As of October 11, 2024, CNalysis rated the general election in District 22 Very Likely Democratic.
- Koleszar was unopposed in the Democratic primary.
- Stathakis defeated Christian Charette (R) in the Republican primary. Stathakis received 73.0% of the vote and Charette received 27.0%.
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 27
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Rylee Linting (R) | 52.2 | 27,785 |
 | Jaime Churches (D) | 47.8 | 25,480 | |
| Total votes: 53,265 | |||
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Election information
Incumbent Jaime Churches (D), first elected in 2022, faced challenger Rylee Linting (R). As of October 11, 2024, Churches had raised $127,979 and Linting had raised $0.
Ballotpedia considered the following factors in identifying District 27 as a battleground:
- Competitive partisan lean: Dave's Redistricting calculated that neither party had a partisan lean above 55% in District 27. The district's partisan lean was 49.02% for Republicans and 48.36% for Democrats.[4]
- Competitive 2020 presidential result: CNalysis calculated that the results of the 2020 presidential election in the 2024 version of District 27 were within 10 percentage points. Donald Trump (R) won the district vote by a margin of 4.1 percentage points.[5]
District information
- District 27 is located in southeastern Wayne County and overlaps with the cities of Trenton and Riverview.[6]
- As of October 11, 2024, CNalysis rated the general election in District 27 a toss-up.
- Churches was unopposed in the Democratic primary.
- Linting defeated two other candidates in the Republican primary. Linting received 71.5% of the vote, followed by Cody Dill (R) with 20.5% and Maria Mendoza-Boc (R) with 8.0%.
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 28
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jamie Thompson (R) | 54.4 | 26,754 |
 | Janise Robinson (D) | 45.6 | 22,458 | |
| Total votes: 49,212 | |||
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Election information
Incumbent Jamie Thompson (R), first elected in 2022, faced challenger Janise Robinson (D). As of October 11, 2024, Thompson had raised $50,199 and Robinson had raised $0.
Ballotpedia considered the following factors in identifying District 28 as a battleground:
- Competitive partisan lean: Dave's Redistricting calculated that neither party had a partisan lean above 55% in District 28. The district's partisan lean was 48.78% for Democrats and 48.57% for Republicans.[4]
- Competitive 2020 presidential result: CNalysis calculated that the results of the 2020 presidential election in the 2024 version of District 28 were within 10 percentage points. Donald Trump (R) won the district vote by a margin of 5.3 percentage points.[5]
District information
- District 28 is located in southeastern Wayne County and northeastern Monroe County and overlaps with the cities of Flat Rock and Rockwood.[6]
- As of October 11, 2024, CNalysis rated the general election in District 28 Lean Republican.[5]
- Robinson was unopposed in the Democratic primary.
- Thompson defeated challenger Beth Socia (R) in the Republican primary. Thompson received 88.4% of the vote and Socia received 11.6%.
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 29
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | James DeSana (R) | 55.0 | 25,669 |
 | Kyle Wright (D) | 45.0 | 20,975 | |
| Total votes: 46,644 | |||
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Election information
Incumbent James DeSana (R), first elected in 2022, faced challenger Kyle Wright (D). As of October 11, 2024, DeSana had raised $6,575 and Wright had raised $0.
Ballotpedia considered the following factors in identifying District 29 as a battleground:
- Competitive partisan lean: Dave's Redistricting calculated that neither party had a partisan lean above 55% in District 29. The district's partisan lean was 49.33% for Republicans and 47.66% for Democrats.[4]
- Competitive 2020 presidential result: CNalysis calculated that the results of the 2020 presidential election in the 2024 version of District 29 were within 10 percentage points. Donald Trump (R) won the district vote by a margin of 7.6 percentage points.[5]
District information
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 31
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Reggie Miller (D) | 50.6 | 27,347 |
 | Dale Biniecki (R) | 49.4 | 26,651 | |
| Total votes: 53,998 | |||
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Election information
Incumbent Reggie Miller (D), first elected in 2022, faced challenger Dale Biniecki (R). As of October 11, 2024, Miller had raised $162,187 and Biniecki had raised $6,630.
Ballotpedia considered the following factors in identifying District 31 as a battleground:
- Competitive partisan lean: Dave's Redistricting calculated that neither party had a partisan lean above 55% in District 31. The district's partisan lean was 50.98% for Democrats and 46.17% for Republicans.[4]
- Competitive 2020 presidential result: CNalysis calculated that the results of the 2020 presidential election in the 2024 version of District 31 were within 10 percentage points. Joe Biden (D) won the district vote by a margin of 0.8 percentage points.[5]
District information
- District 31 is located in Wayne, Monroe, Washtenaw, and Lenawee counties.[6]
- As of October 11, 2024, CNalysis rated the general election in District 31 Tilt Democratic.[5]
- Both Miller and Biniecki were unopposed in the primaries.
- Miller and Biniecki ran against one another in 2022 under the different set of district lines in use that year. Miller received 52.3% of the vote and Biniecki received 47.7%.
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 38
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Joey Andrews (D) | 53.2 | 28,515 |
 | Kevin Whiteford (R) | 46.8 | 25,133 | |
| Total votes: 53,648 | |||
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Election information
Incumbent Joey Andrews (D), first elected in 2022, faced challenger Kevin Whiteford (R).
Ballotpedia considered the following factors in identifying District 38 as a battleground:
- Competitive partisan lean: Dave's Redistricting calculated that neither party had a partisan lean above 55% in District 38. The district's partisan lean was 51.17% for Democrats and 46.22% for Republicans.[4]
- Competitive fundraising: As of October 11, 2024, no one candidate had raised more than two-thirds of the overall funds raised in the district. Andrews had raised $152,955 (59.36% of the overall district total) and Whiteford had raised $104,735 (40.64%).
- Competitive 2020 presidential result: CNalysis calculated that the results of the 2020 presidential election in the 2024 version of District 38 were within 10 percentage points. Joe Biden (D) won the district vote by a margin of 9.3 percentage points.[5]
District information
- District 38 is located along the southern portion of the Lake Michigan shoreline and intersects with Berrien, Van Buren, and Allegan counties.[6]
- As of October 11, 2024, CNalysis rated the general election in District 38 Lean Democratic.[5]
- Andrews was unopposed in the Democratic primary.
- Whiteford defeated George Lucas (R) in the Republican primary. Whiteford received 56.3% of the vote and Lucas received 43.7%.
- Andrews and Whiteford ran against one another in 2022 under the different set of district lines in use that year. Andrews received 51.8% of the vote and Whiteford received 48.2%.
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 42
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Matt Hall (R) | 57.5 | 30,999 |
 | Austin Marsman (D) | 42.5 | 22,947 | |
| Total votes: 53,946 | |||
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Election information
Incumbent Matt Hall (R), first elected in 2018, faced challenger Austin Marsman (D). As of October 11, 2024, Hall had raised $444,875 and Marsman had raised $0.
Ballotpedia considered the following factors in identifying District 42 as a battleground:
- Competitive partisan lean: Dave's Redistricting calculated that neither party had a partisan lean above 55% in District 42. The district's partisan lean was 52.73% for Republicans and 44.03% for Democrats.[4]
- Competitive 2020 presidential result: CNalysis calculated that the results of the 2020 presidential election in the 2024 version of District 42 were within 10 percentage points. Donald Trump (R) won the district vote by a margin of 7.3 percentage points.[5]
District information:
- District 42 is located in Kalamazoo and Allegan counties.[6]
- As of October 11, 2024, CNalysis rated the general election in District 42 Very Likely Republican.[5]
- Hall defeated challenger Richard Cutshaw (R) in the Republican primary. Hall received 63.9% of the vote and Cutshaw received 36.1%.
- Marsman was unopposed in the Democratic primary.
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 44
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Steve Frisbie (R) | 50.1 | 20,895 |
 | Jim Haadsma (D) | 49.9 | 20,816 | |
| Total votes: 41,711 | |||
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Election information
Incumbent Jim Haadsma (D), first elected in 2018, faced challenger Steve Frisbie (R).
Ballotpedia considered the following factors in identifying District 44 as a battleground:
- Competitive partisan lean: Dave's Redistricting calculated that neither party had a partisan lean above 55% in District 44. The district's partisan lean was 48.68% for Democrats and 47.95% for Republicans.[4]
- Competitive fundraising: As of October 11, 2024, no one candidate had raised more than two-thirds of the overall funds raised in the district. Haadsma had raised $135,552 (66.23% of the overall funds raised), and Frisbie had raised $69,112 (33.77%).
- Competitive 2020 presidential result: CNalysis calculated that the results of the 2020 presidential election in the 2024 version of District 44 were within 10 percentage points. Donald Trump (R) won the district vote by a margin of 0.7 percentage points.[5]
District information
- District 44 is located in northern Calhoun County and overlaps with the city of Battle Creek.[6]
- As of October 11, 2024, CNalysis rated the general election in District 44 Tilt Democratic.[5]
- Haadsma was unopposed in the Democratic primary.
- Frisbie defeated two other candidates in the Republican primary. Frisbie received 76.6% of the vote, followed by Alexander Harris (R) with 15.1% and Just Shotts (R) with 8.3%.
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 46
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Kathy Schmaltz (R) | 52.1 | 21,563 |
 | Daniel Mahoney (D) | 47.9 | 19,851 | |
| Total votes: 41,414 | |||
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Election information
Incumbent Kathy Schmaltz (R), first elected in 2022, faced challenger Daniel Mahoney (D). As of October 11, 2024, Schmaltz had raised $53,893 and Mahoney had raised $0.
Ballotpedia considered the following factors in identifying District 46 as a battleground:
- Competitive partisan lean: Dave's Redistricting calculated that neither party had a partisan lean above 55% in District 46. The district's partisan lean was 49.34% for Democrats and 47.45% for Republicans.[4]
- Competitive 2020 presidential result: CNalysis calculated that the results of the 2020 presidential election in the 2024 version of District 46 were within 10 percentage points. Donald Trump (R) won the district vote by a margin of 0.2 percentage points.[5]
District information
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 48
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Jennifer Conlin (D) | 51.5 | 31,153 |
 | Brian Ignatowski (R) | 47.1 | 28,471 | |
 | Eric Borregard (G) | 1.4 | 863 | |
| Total votes: 60,487 | |||
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Election information
Incumbent Jennifer Conlin (D), first elected in 2022, faced challengers Brian Ignatowski (R) and Eric Borregard (G). As of October 11, 2024, Conlin had raised $225,425 and Ignatowski and Borregard had each raised $0.
Ballotpedia considered the following factors in identifying District 48 as a battleground:
- Competitive partisan lean: Dave's Redistricting calculated that neither party had a partisan lean above 55% in District 48. The district's partisan lean was 50.62% for Democrats and 47.01% for Republicans.[4]
- Competitive 2020 presidential result: CNalysis calculated that the results of the 2020 presidential election in the 2024 version of District 48 were within 10 percentage points. Joe Biden (D) won the district vote by a margin of 5.5 percentage points.[5]
District information
- District 48 is located in northern Washtenaw County, northeastern Jackson County, and southern Livingston County.[6]
- As of October 11, 2024, CNalysis rated the general election in District 48 Likely Democratic.[5]
- Conlin was unopposed in the Democratic primary.
- Ignatowski defeated Tawn Beliger (R) in the Republican primary. Ignatowski received 67.7% of the vote and Beliger received 32.3%.
- Conlin and Borregard ran against one another in 2022 under the different set of district lines in use that year. Conlin received 53.1% of the vote, Borregard received 1.1%, and Jason Woolford (R) received 45.8%.
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 54
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Donni Steele (R) | 52.4 | 28,884 |
 | Shadia Martini (D) | 47.6 | 26,223 | |
| Total votes: 55,107 | |||
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Election information
Incumbent Donni Steele (R), first elected in 2022, faced challenger Shadia Martini (D).
Ballotpedia considered the following factors in identifying District 54 as a battleground:
- Competitive partisan lean: Dave's Redistricting calculated that neither party had a partisan lean above 55% in District 54. The district's partisan lean was 50.09% for Republicans and 47.65% for Democrats.[4]
- Competitive fundraising: As of October 11, 2024, no one candidate had raised more than two-thirds of the overall funds raised in the district. Martini had raised $84,297 (59.18% of the overall funds raised in the district) and Steele had raised $58,146 (40.82%).
- Competitive 2020 presidential result: CNalysis calculated that the results of the 2020 presidential election in the 2024 version of District 54 were within 10 percentage points. Joe Biden (D) won the district vote by a margin of 1.9 percentage points.[5]
District information
- District 54 is located in central Oakland County.[6]
- As of October 11, 2024, CNalysis rated the general election in District 54 a toss-up.[5]
- Both Steele and Martini were unopposed in the primaries.
- Steele and Martini ran against one another in 2022 under the different set of district lines in use that year. Steele received 51.2% of the vote and Martini received 48.8%.
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 55
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Mark Tisdel (R) | 53.7 | 29,026 |
 | Trevis Harrold (D) | 46.3 | 24,993 | |
| Total votes: 54,019 | |||
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Election information
Incumbent Mark Tisdel (R), first elected in 2020, faced challenger Trevis Harrold (D). As of October 11, 2024, Tisdel had raised $92,758 and Harrold had raised $37,580.
Ballotpedia considered the following factors in identifying District 55 as a battleground:
- Competitive partisan lean: Dave's Redistricting calculated that neither party had a partisan lean above 55% in District 55. The district's partisan lean was 49.74% for Republicans and 48.14% for Democrats.[4]
- Competitive 2020 presidential result: CNalysis calculated that the results of the 2020 presidential election in the 2024 version of District 55 were within 10 percentage points. Joe Biden (D) won the district vote by a margin of 2.6 percentage points.[5]
District information
- District 55 is located in eastern Oakland County and overlaps with the cities of Rochester and Rochester Hills.[6]
- As of October 11, 2024, CNalysis rated the general election in District 55 a toss-up.[5]
- Tisdel was unopposed in the Republican primary.
- Harrold defeated Alex Hawkins (D) in the Democratic primary. Harrold had 52.8% of the vote and Hawkins had 47.2%.
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 57
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Thomas Kuhn (R) | 57.2 | 26,706 |
 | Aisha Farooqi (D) | 42.8 | 19,954 | |
| Total votes: 46,660 | |||
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Election information
Incumbent Thomas Kuhn (R), first elected in 2022, faced challenger Aisha Farooqi (D). As of October 11, 2024, Kuhn had raised $75,065 and Farooqi had raised $500.
Ballotpedia considered the following factors in identifying District 57 as a battleground:
- Competitive partisan lean: Dave's Redistricting calculated that neither party had a partisan lean above 55% in District 57. The district's partisan lean was 50.31% for Republicans and 47.63% for Democrats.[4]
- Competitive 2020 presidential result: CNalysis calculated that the results of the 2020 presidential election in the 2024 version of District 57 were within 10 percentage points. Donald Trump (R) won the district vote by a margin of 7.3 percentage points.[5]
District information
- District 57 is located in southwestern Macomb County and southeastern Oakland County. It overlaps with the cities of Troy and Sterling Heights.[6]
- As of October 11, 2024, CNalysis rated the general election in District 57 Likely Republican.[5]
- Kuhn was unopposed in the Republican primary.
- Farooqi defeated two other candidates in the Democratic primary. Farooqi received 66.8% of the vote, followed by Tyler Fox (D) with 21.9% and Douglas Waggener (D) with 11.2%.
- Kuhn and Farooqi ran against one another in 2022 under the different set of district lines in use that year. Kuhn received 52.6% of the vote and Farooqi received 47.4%.
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 58
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Ron Robinson (R) | 53.2 | 24,925 |
 | Nate Shannon (D) | 46.8 | 21,939 | |
| Total votes: 46,864 | |||
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Election information
Incumbent Nate Shannon (D), first elected in 2018, faced challenger Ron Robinson (R). As of October 11, 2024, Shannon had raised $105,150 and Robinson had raised $0.
Ballotpedia considered the following factors in identifying District 58 as a battleground:
- Competitive partisan lean: Dave's Redistricting calculated that neither party had a partisan lean above 55% in District 58. The district's partisan lean was 49.67% for Republicans and 47.73% for Democrats.[4]
- Competitive 2020 presidential result: CNalysis calculated that the results of the 2020 presidential election in the 2024 version of District 58 were within 10 percentage points. Donald Trump (R) won the district vote by a margin of 5.7 percentage points.[5]
District information
- District 58 is located in southwestern Macomb County and overlaps with the cities of Warren, Utica, and Sterling Heights.[6]
- As of October 11, 2024, CNalysis rated the general election in District 58 a toss-up.[5]
- Shannon was unopposed in the Democratic primary.
- Robinson defeated Roger Goodrich (R) in the Republican primary. Robinson had 67.9% of the vote to Goodrich's 32.1%.
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 61
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Denise Mentzer (D) | 50.7 | 25,449 |
| Robert Wojtowicz (R) | 49.3 | 24,728 | ||
| Total votes: 50,177 | |||
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Election information
Incumbent Denise Mentzer (D), first elected in 2022, faced challenger Robert Wojtowicz (R). As of October 11, 2024, Mentzer had raised $231,335 and Wojtowicz had raised $3,225.
Ballotpedia considered the following factors in identifying District 61 as a battleground:
- Competitive partisan lean: Dave's Redistricting calculated that neither party had a partisan lean above 55% in District 61. The district's partisan lean was 50.00% for Democrats and 47.31% for Republicans.[4]
- Competitive 2020 presidential result: CNalysis calculated that the results of the 2020 presidential election in the 2024 version of District 61 were within 10 percentage points. Donald Trump (R) won the district vote by a margin of 0.4 percentage points.[5]
District information
- District 61 is located in southern Macomb County and overlaps with the city of Mount Clemens.[6]
- As of October 11, 2024, CNalysis rated the general election in District 61 Tilt Democratic.[5]
- Mentzer was unopposed in the Democratic primary.
- Wojtowicz defeated two other candidates in the Republican primary. Wojtowicz received 45.3% of the vote, followed by Russ Cleary (R) with 39.8% and John Grossenbacher (R) with 14.9%.
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 62
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Alicia St. Germaine (R) | 56.0 | 28,761 |
 | Michelle Woodman (D) | 44.0 | 22,606 | |
| Total votes: 51,367 | |||
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Election information
Incumbent Alicia St. Germaine (R), first elected in 2022, faced challenger Michelle Woodman (D). As of October 11, 2024, St. Germaine had raised $9,862 and Woodman had raised $0.
Ballotpedia considered the following factors in identifying District 62 as a battleground:
- Competitive partisan lean: Dave's Redistricting calculated that neither party had a partisan lean above 55% in District 62. The district's partisan lean was 49.94% for Republicans and 47.31% for Democrats.[4]
- Competitive 2020 presidential result: CNalysis calculated that the results of the 2020 presidential election in the 2024 version of District 62 were within 10 percentage points. Donald Trump (R) won the district vote by a margin of 6.9 percentage points.[5]
District information
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 76
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Angela Witwer (D) | 52.1 | 28,229 |
 | Andy Shaver (R) | 47.9 | 25,958 | |
| Total votes: 54,187 | |||
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Election information
Incumbent Angela Witwer (D), first elected in 2018, faced challenger Andy Shaver (R). As of October 11, 2024, Witwer had raised $353,589 and Shaver had raised $0.
Ballotpedia considered the following factors in identifying District 76 as a battleground:
- Competitive partisan lean: Dave's Redistricting calculated that neither party had a partisan lean above 55% in District 76. The district's partisan lean was 50.33% for Democrats and 46.64% for Republicans.[4]
- Competitive 2020 presidential result: CNalysis calculated that the results of the 2020 presidential election in the 2024 version of District 76 were within 10 percentage points. Joe Biden (D) won the district vote by a margin of 2.4 percentage points.[5]
District information
- District 76 comprises the majority of Eaton County, including the cities of Charlotte and Potterville.[6]
- As of October 11, 2024, CNalysis rated the general election in District 76 Likely Democratic.[5]
- Witwer was unopposed in the Democratic primary.
- Shaver defeated Peter Jones (R) in the Republican primary. Shaver received 85.2% of the vote and Jones received 14.8%.
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 83
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | John Fitzgerald (D) | 53.1 | 20,547 |
 | Tommy Brann (R) | 46.9 | 18,134 | |
| Total votes: 38,681 | |||
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Election information
Incumbent John Fitzgerald (D), first elected in 2022, faced challenger Tommy Brann (R). As of October 11, 2024, Fitzgerald had raised $138,331 and Brann had raised $0.
Ballotpedia considered the following factors in identifying District 83 as a battleground:
- Competitive partisan lean: Dave's Redistricting calculated that neither party had a partisan lean above 55% in District 83. The district's partisan lean was 50.58% for Democrats and 45.46% for Republicans.[4]
- Competitive 2020 presidential result: CNalysis calculated that the results of the 2020 presidential election in the 2024 version of District 83 were within 10 percentage points. Joe Biden (D) won the district vote by a margin of 9.8 percentage points.[5]
District information
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 84
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Carol Glanville (D) | 55.1 | 27,502 |
 | John Wetzel (R) | 44.9 | 22,450 | |
| Total votes: 49,952 | |||
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Election information
Incumbent Carol Glanville (D), first elected in a special election in 2022, faced John Wetzel (R). CNalysis calculated that Joe Biden (D) won the 2020 presidential vote within the 2024 borders of District 84 by a margin of 10.3 percentage points.[5]
Ballotpedia considered the following factors in identifying District 84 as a battleground:
- Competitive partisan lean: Dave's Redistricting calculated that neither party had a partisan lean above 55% in District 84. The district's partisan lean was 50.31% for Democrats and 45.90% for Republicans.[4]
- Competitive fundraising: As of October 11, 2024, no one candidate had raised more than two-thirds of the overall funds raised in the district. Glanville had raised $130,904 (64.70% of the district-wide total) and Wetzel had raised $71,414 (35.30%).
District information
- District 84 is located in southwestern Kent County and overlaps with the cities of Grandville, Walker, and Grand Rapids.[6]
- As of October 11, 2024, CNalysis rated the general election in District 84 Very Likely Democratic.[5]
- Glanville defeated challenger Justin Rackham (D) in the Democratic primary, receiving 93.5% of the vote to Rackham's 6.5%.
- Wetzel defeated Ben June (R) in the Republican primary, receiving 87.3% of the vote to June's 12.7%.
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 86
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Nancy De Boer (R) | 56.1 | 27,711 |
| Abby Klomparens (D) | 43.9 | 21,685 | ||
| Total votes: 49,396 | |||
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Election information
Incumbent Nancy De Boer (R), first elected in 2022, faced challenger Abby Klomparens (D). As of October 11, 2024, De Boer had raised $77,267 and Klomparens had raised $35,068.
Ballotpedia considered the following factors in identifying District 86 as a battleground:
- Competitive partisan lean: Dave's Redistricting calculated that neither party had a partisan lean above 55% in District 86. The district's partisan lean was 52.45% for Republicans and 44.59% for Democrats.[4]
- Competitive 2020 presidential result: CNalysis calculated that the results of the 2020 presidential election in the 2024 version of District 86 were within 10 percentage points. Donald Trump (R) won the district vote by a margin of 0.3 percentage points.[5]
District information
- District 86 is located along the coast of Lake Michigan in southwestern Ottawa County and northwestern Allegan County. It overlaps with the city of Holland.[6]
- As of October 11, 2024, CNalysis rated the general election in District 86 Very Likely Republican.[5]
- De Boer and Klomparens were both unopposed in the primaries.
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 96
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Timothy Beson (R) | 60.3 | 31,135 |
 | Rudy Howard (D) | 39.7 | 20,474 | |
| Total votes: 51,609 | |||
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Election information
Incumbent Timothy Beson (R), first elected in 2020, faced challenger Rudy Howard (D).
Ballotpedia considered the following factors in identifying District 96 as a battleground:
- Competitive partisan lean: Dave's Redistricting calculated that neither party had a partisan lean above 55% in District 96. The district's partisan lean was 50.62% for Republicans and 46.34% for Democrats.[4]
- Competitive fundraising: As of October 11, 2024, no one candidate had raised more than two-thirds of the overall funds raised in the district. Beson had raised $28,797 (53.04% of the district-wide total) and Howard had raised $25,496 (46.96%).
- Competitive 2020 presidential result: CNalysis calculated that the results of the 2020 presidential election in the 2024 version of District 96 were within 10 percentage points. Donald Trump (R) won the district vote by a margin of 8.9 percentage points.[5]
District information
- District 96 is located in Bay County and overlaps with Bay City.[6]
- As of October 11, 2024, CNalysis rated the general election in District 96 Solid Republican.[5]
- Beson defeated challenger Chaz Fowler (R) in the Republican primary. Beson received 84.4% of the vote and Fowler received 15.6%.
- Howard was unopposed in the Democratic primary.
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 103
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Betsy Coffia (D) | 52.1 | 33,662 |
 | Lisa Trombley (R) | 47.9 | 30,960 | |
| Total votes: 64,622 | |||
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Election information
Incumbent Betsy Coffia (D), first elected in 2022, faced challenger Lisa Trombley (R). As of October 11, 2024, Coffia had raised $387,347 and Trombley had raised $22,096.
Ballotpedia considered the following factors in identifying District 103 as a battleground:
- Competitive partisan lean: Dave's Redistricting calculated that neither party had a partisan lean above 55% in District 103. The district's partisan lean was 48.78% for Democrats and 48.62% for Republicans.[4]
- Competitive 2020 presidential result: CNalysis calculated that the results of the 2020 presidential election in the 2024 version of District 103 were within 10 percentage points. Joe Biden (D) won the district vote by a margin of 4.7 percentage points.[5]
District information
- District 103 contains all of Leelanau County as well as the northern portions of Benzie and Grand Traverse counties. It overlaps with Traverse City.[6]
- As of October 11, 2024, CNalysis rated the general election in District 103 Lean Democratic.[5]
- Coffia was unopposed in the Democratic primary.
- Trombley defeated Katie Kniss (R) and Tripp Garcia (R) in the Republican primary. Trombley received 62.5% of the vote, followed by Kniss with 31.2% and Garcia with 6.3%.
Candidates and election results
General election
General election for Michigan House of Representatives District 109
Candidate | % | Votes | ||
| ✔ |  | Karl Bohnak (R) | 51.6 | 26,807 |
 | Jenn Hill (D) | 48.4 | 25,134 | |
| Total votes: 51,941 | |||
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Election information
Incumbent Jenn Hill (D), first elected in 2022, faced challenger Karl Bohnak (R). As of October 11, 2024, Hill had raised $139,732 and Bohnak had raised $55,332.
Ballotpedia considered the following factors in identifying District 109 as a battleground:
- Competitive partisan lean: Dave's Redistricting calculated that neither party had a partisan lean above 55% in District 109. The district's partisan lean was 50.49% for Democrats and 46.65% for Republicans.[4]
- Competitive 2020 presidential results: CNalysis calculated that the results of the 2020 presidential election in the 2024 version of District 109 were within 10 percentage points. Joe Biden (D) won the district vote by a margin of 1.7 percentage points.[5]
District information
- District 109 is located on the Upper Peninsula and includes all of Alger, Baraga, and Marquette counties as well as all but the western portion of Dickinson County.[6]
- As of October 11, 2024, CNalysis rated the general election in District 109 a toss-up.[5]
- Hill defeated challengers Randy Girard (D) and Margaret Brumm (D) in the Democratic primary. Hill received 80.2% of the vote, followed by Girard with 15.7% and Brumm with 4.1%.
- Bohnak defeated Burt Mason (R) and Melody Wagner (R) in the Republican primary. Bohnak received 74.7% of the vote, followed by Mason with 15.2% and Wagner with 10.1%.
Candidates
General election
Democratic
RepublicanPrimary
Party control
| Michigan House of Representatives | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Party | As of November 5, 2024 | After November 6, 2024 | |
| Democratic Party | 56 | 52 | |
| Republican Party | 54 | 58 | |
| Total | 110 | 110 | |
General election race ratings
The table below displays race ratings for each race in this chamber from CNalysis.
Campaign finance
- See also: Campaign finance
The section and tables below contain data from financial reports submitted to state agencies. Districts and elections are grouped in sections of 10. To view data for a district, click on the appropriate bar below to expand it. The data is gathered and made available by Transparency USA.
Satellite spending
As of October 30, 2024, the latest campaign finance reports showed that the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee had spent $3.5 million in Michigan in 2024, and the Republican State Leadership Committee had spent $1.6 million in Michigan in 2024.[7] View more campaign finance information here.
Incumbents who were not re-elected
Incumbents defeated in general elections
Four incumbents lost in general elections. This was the most incumbents defeated since 2012 when five were defeated.
| Name | Party | Office |
|---|---|---|
| Jaime Churches |  Democratic |
District 27 |
| Jim Haadsma | Democratic |
District 44 |
| Nate Shannon | Democratic |
District 58 |
| Jenn Hill | Democratic |
District 109 |
Incumbents defeated in primaries
Two incumbents lost in primaries. From 2010 to 2022 the average number of incumbent primary defeats was 1.7.
| Name | Party | Office |
|---|---|---|
| Robert Bezotte |  Republican |
House District 50 |
| Neil Friske | Republican |
House District 107 |
Retiring incumbents
Eight incumbents did not file for re-election in 2024.[8] The average number of retirements each election cycle from 2010 to 2022 was 39. Those incumbents were:
Primary election competitiveness
This section contains data on state legislative primary election competitiveness in Michigan. These totals include data from all regularly-scheduled House and Senate elections. For more information about Ballotpedia's competitiveness analysis of state legislative elections, please click here.
Post-filing deadline analysis
The following analysis covers all state legislative districts up for election in Michigan in 2024. Information below was calculated on June 20, 2024, and may differ from information shown in the table above due to candidate replacements and withdrawals after that time.
Michigan had 67 contested state legislative primaries in 2024, a 26% decrease from 2020, the most recent cycle to also feature elections for all 110 House seats and no Senate seats.
Twenty-seven of the contested primaries were for Democrats, and 40 were for Republicans. This was down 44% and 7% from 2020, respectively.
Of the 110 seats up for election, eight were open, meaning no incumbent filed.
This was the fewest number of both contested state legislative primaries and open seats in Michigan since tracking began in 2010.
Thirty-five incumbents faced primary challenges in 2024, representing 34% of all incumbents who ran for re-election. The average percentage of incumbents who faced primary challenges from 2010 to 2022 was also 34%.
Of the 35 incumbents in contested primaries, 17 were Democrats and 18 were Republicans. In total, 316 major party candidates—150 Democrats and 166 Republicans—filed to run.
Open seats
The table below shows the number and percentage of open seats in the Michigan House of Representatives from 2010 to 2024.[9]
| Open Seats in Michigan House of Representatives elections: 2010 - 2024 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Total seats | Open seats | Seats with incumbents running for re-election |
| 2024 | 110 | 8 (7 percent) | 102 (93 percent) |
| 2022 | 110 | 51 (46 percent) | 59 (54 percent) |
| 2020 | 110 | 26 (24 percent) | 84 (76 percent) |
| 2018 | 110 | 43 (39 percent) | 67 (61 percent) |
| 2016 | 110 | 40 (36 percent) | 70 (64 percent) |
| 2014 | 110 | 41 (37 percent) | 69 (63 percent) |
| 2012 | 110 | 18 (16 percent) | 92 (84 percent) |
| 2010 | 110 | 48 (44 percent) | 62 (56 percent) |
Legislative referrals
- See also: Legislative referral
A legislative referral, or legislatively referred ballot measure, is a ballot measure that appears on the ballot due to a vote of the state legislature. A legislative referral can be a constitutional amendment, state statute, or bond issue.
As of the 2024 election, a two-thirds vote was required during one legislative session for the Michigan State Legislature to place a constitutional amendment on the ballot. That amounted to a minimum of 74 votes in the Michigan House of Representatives and 26 votes in the Michigan State Senate, assuming no vacancies. Amendments did not require the governor's signature to be referred to the ballot.
At the time of the 2024 election, Democrats held a 20-18 majority in the Senate and a 56-54 majority in the House. Democrats needed to win six Senate seats and 18 House seats to be able to pass legislative referrals without Republican votes. Republicans needed to win 8 Senate seats and 20 House seats to have the same ability.
Process to become a candidate
For major party candidates
See statutes: Michigan Election Law, "Preparation and Filing of Nominating Petitions; Fees"
Political parties whose principal candidate received at least 5 percent of the total votes cast for all candidates for Michigan Secretary of State at the most recent general election are considered major parties and must generally nominate their candidates by primary election.[10]
A major party candidate for governor, the United States Senate, the United States House of Representatives, or the state legislature must file an affidavit of identity and nominating petition by 4:00 p.m. on the 15th Tuesday preceding the primary election. Candidates for secretary of state and attorney general are not nominated by primary, but by convention.Cite error: Closing </ref> missing for <ref> tag[11][12]
The affidavit of identity requires the candidate to provide basic identifying information (such as name, residential and mailing address, the office being sought, etc.). The affidavit also includes a campaign finance compliance statement, which the candidate must sign before a notary public.[11]
Nominating petition signature requirements vary according to the population of the electoral division (e.g., entire state, congressional district, state legislative district, etc.) and are summarized in the table below.[13]
| Statutory signature requirements for major party candidates | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population of electoral division | Minimum signatures | Maximum signatures |
| 0 - 9,999 | 3 | 10 |
| 10,000 - 24,999 | 20 | 50 |
| 25,000 - 49,999 | 50 | 100 |
| 50,000 - 74,999 | 100 | 200 |
| 75,000 - 99,999 | 200 | 400 |
| 100,000 - 199,999 | 300 | 500 |
| 200,000 - 499,999 | 500 | 1,000 |
| 500,000 - 999,999 | 1,000 | 2,000 |
| 1,000,000 - 1,999,999 | 2,000 | 4,000 |
| 2,000,000 - 4,999,999 | 4,000 | 8,000 |
| Over 5 million (statewide) | 15,000 | 30,000 |
A major party state legislative candidate may pay a filing fee of $100 in lieu of filing a nominating petition.[14]
Filing paperwork for federal, statewide, and multi-county state legislative district offices must be submitted to the Michigan Secretary of State. Filing paperwork for single-county state legislative district offices must be submitted to the appropriate county clerk.[12]
For minor party candidates
See statutes: Michigan Election Law, Section 168.686a
Political parties whose principal candidate received less than 5 percent of the total votes cast for all candidates for Michigan Secretary of State at the most recent general election are considered non-major parties and cannot nominate their candidates by primary election. Instead, such parties must nominate their candidates by county caucuses and state conventions. Candidates for the United States House of Representatives or the state legislature may be nominated by county caucuses, provided that the applicable electoral district lies entirely within the boundaries of a single county. Candidates for statewide office must be nominated by state conventions. District candidates (e.g., state legislative or congressional candidates whose districts encompass parts of more than one county) may be nominated at district caucuses held in conjunction with state conventions, provided that delegates from the district are in attendance.[10][15]
No more than one day following the conclusion of a caucus or convention, the chairperson and secretary of the caucus or convention must certify the names and mailing addresses of the selected candidates to the county clerk (if nominated by county caucus) or Michigan Secretary of State (if nominated by state convention). This certification must be accompanied by an affidavit of identity (the same as that filed by major party candidates) and a signed certificate of acceptance of the nomination for each candidate.[15]
Caucuses and conventions must be held by the date of the state primary election.[15]
For independent candidates
See statutes: Michigan Election Law, "Candidates Without Political Party Affiliation"
An independent candidate seeking placement on the general election ballot must file an affidavit of identity (the same as that filed by party candidates) and a qualifying petition. All filing materials must be submitted by 4:00 p.m. on the 110th day preceding the general election.[16]
Qualifying petition signature requirements vary according to the population of the electoral division (e.g., entire state, congressional district, state legislative district, etc.) and are summarized in the table below.[13]
| Statutory signature requirements for independent candidates | ||
|---|---|---|
| Population of electoral division | Minimum signatures | Maximum signatures |
| 0 - 9,999 | 9 | 30 |
| 10,000 - 24,999 | 60 | 150 |
| 25,000 - 49,999 | 150 | 300 |
| 50,000 - 74,999 | 300 | 600 |
| 75,000 - 99,999 | 600 | 1,200 |
| 100,000 - 199,999 | 900 | 1,500 |
| 200,000 - 499,999 | 1,500 | 3,000 |
| 500,000 - 999,999 | 3,000 | 6,000 |
| 1,000,000 - 1,999,999 | 6,000 | 12,000 |
| 2,000,000 - 4,999,999 | 12,000 | 24,000 |
| Over 5 million (statewide) | 30,000 | 60,000 |
Signatures on qualifying petitions must be collected in the 180 days prior to the date the petition is filed. Any signatures collected prior to that will not be counted.[13]
Filing paperwork for federal, statewide, and multi-county state legislative district offices must be submitted to the Michigan Secretary of State. Filing paperwork for single-county state legislative district offices must be submitted to the appropriate county clerk.[12]
For write-in candidates
In order to have his or her votes tallied, a write-in candidate must submit a declaration of intent to be a write-in candidate to the appropriate filing official by 4:00 p.m. on the second Friday immediately preceding an election.[17]
Filing paperwork for federal, statewide, and multi-county state legislative district offices must be submitted to the Michigan Secretary of State. Filing paperwork for single-county state legislative district offices must be submitted to the appropriate county clerk.[12]
Candidate name conventions
Michigan law establishes the following conventions to govern how a candidate's name can be rendered on an election ballot:[18]
| “ | If you are using a name that was not provided to you at birth, you must check the box and provide your former name. However, you do not need to provide a former name if your name changed because of marriage or divorce, is a nickname that you have been known as for at least 6 months, or was formally changed for any reason more than 10 years ago.[18][19] | ” |
Vacancies
Upon the death, resignation, or removal of a member of the U.S. House of Representatives, the governor must issue a call for a special election to fill the vacancy. A special primary must be held at least 20 days prior to the date of the special election. The proclamation must establish all election dates and candidate filing deadlines.[20]
Qualifications
Section 7 of Article 4 of the Michigan Constitution states, "Each senator and representative must be a citizen of the United States, at least 21 years of age, and an elector of the district he represents. The removal of his domicile from the district shall be deemed a vacation of the office. No person who has been convicted of subversion or who has within the preceding 20 years been convicted of a felony involving a breach of public trust shall be eligible for either house of the legislature."
Salaries and per diem
- See also: Comparison of state legislative salaries
| State legislative salaries, 2024[21] | |
|---|---|
| Salary | Per diem |
| $71,685/year | No per diem is paid. Legislators receive an expense allowance of $10,800/year for session and interim. |
When sworn in
Michigan legislators assume office at noon on the first day of January.[22]
Michigan political history
Trifectas
A state government trifecta is a term that describes single-party government, when one political party holds the governor's office and has majorities in both chambers of the legislature in a state government.
Michigan Party Control: 1992-2025
Two years of Democratic trifectas • Fourteen years of Republican trifectas
Scroll left and right on the table below to view more years.
| Year | 92 | 93 | 94 | 95 | 96 | 97 | 98 | 99 | 00 | 01 | 02 | 03 | 04 | 05 | 06 | 07 | 08 | 09 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Governor | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | D |
| Senate | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D |
| House | D | S | S | R | R | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | R |
Presidential politics in Michigan
2020
- See also: Presidential election, 2020
Presidential election in Michigan, 2020
Candidate/Running mate |
% |
Popular votes |
Electoral votes |
||
| ✔ |
 
| Joe Biden/Kamala D. Harris (D) |
50.6
|
2,804,040 | 16 |
 
| Donald Trump/Mike Pence (R) |
47.8
|
2,649,852 | 0 | |
 
| Jo Jorgensen/Spike Cohen (L) |
1.1
|
60,381 | 0 | |
 
| Howie Hawkins/Angela Nicole Walker (G) |
0.2
|
13,718 | 0 | |
 
| Don Blankenship/William Mohr (U.S. Taxpayers Party of Michigan) |
0.1
|
7,235 | 0 | |
 
| Roque De La Fuente/Darcy Richardson (Natural Law Party of Michigan) |
0.1
|
2,986 | 0 | |
 | Brian T. Carroll (no running mate) (Independent) (Write-in) |
0.0
|
963 | 0 | |
 | Jade Simmons (no running mate) (Independent) (Write-in) |
0.0
|
89 | 0 | |
 | Tom Hoefling (no running mate) (Independent) |
0.0
|
32 | 0 | |
 | Kasey Wells (no running mate) (Independent) (Write-in) |
0.0
|
5 | 0 | |
|
| Tara Hunter (no running mate) (Independent) (Write-in) |
0.0
|
1 | 0 | |
 |
Total votes: 5,539,302 |
2016
- See also: Presidential election, 2016
| U.S. presidential election, Michigan, 2016 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Party | Candidate | Vote % | Votes | Electoral votes | |
| Democratic | Hillary Clinton/Tim Kaine | 47.3% | 2,268,839 | 0 | |
| Republican |  Donald Trump/Mike Pence |
47.5% | 2,279,543 | 16 | |
| Libertarian | Gary Johnson/Bill Weld | 3.6% | 172,136 | 0 | |
| Green | Jill Stein/Ajamu Baraka | 1.1% | 51,463 | 0 | |
| U.S. Taxpayers | Darrell Lane Castle/Scott Bradley | 0.3% | 16,139 | 0 | |
| Natural Law | Emidio Soltysik/Angela Nicole Walker | 0% | 2,209 | 0 | |
| Other | Write-in votes | 0.2% | 8,955 | 0 | |
| Total Votes | 4,799,284 | 16 | |||
| Election results via: Michigan Department of State | |||||
Michigan presidential election results (1900-2024)
- 13 Democratic wins
- 18 Republican wins
- 1 other win
| Year | 1900 | 1904 | 1908 | 1912 | 1916 | 1920 | 1924 | 1928 | 1932 | 1936 | 1940 | 1944 | 1948 | 1952 | 1956 | 1960 | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1996 | 2000 | 2004 | 2008 | 2012 | 2016 | 2020 | 2024 |
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| Winning Party | R | R | R | P[23] | R | R | R | R | D | D | R | D | R | R | R | D | D | D | R | R | R | R | R | D | D | D | D | D | D | R | D | R |
Redistricting following the 2020 census
New maps for 2024 elections
On July 26, 2024, a three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan approved state Senate district boundaries submitted by the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission (MICRC) on June 27, 2024, and authorized Michigan's secretary of state to implement the plan for the 2026 elections:[24]
| “ | On December 21, 2023, we unanimously held that the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission violated the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution when it drew the boundaries of thirteen state-legislative districts—seven House districts, and six Senate—predominantly on the basis of race. We therefore enjoined the Michigan Secretary of State, Jocelyn Benson, from holding further elections in those districts as they were drawn. ... The Commission has now submitted a revised Senate map, which Plaintiffs agree 'eliminates the predominate use of race that characterized' the previous plan. ... We have reviewed the record before us and agree that the new Senate map complies with this court’s December 21, 2023, opinion and order. ... Federal law provides us no basis to reject the Commission’s remedial Senate plan. The Secretary of State may proceed to implement the Commission’s remedial Senate plan for the next election cycle.[19] | ” |
The MICRC voted on June 26 to approve the state Senate map called Crane A1.[25]
On March 27, 2024, the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan approved new state House district boundaries drawn by the MICRC for use in the 2024 elections. According to the court order:[26]
| “ | On December 21, 2023, we unanimously held that the Michigan Independent Citizens Redistricting Commission violated the Equal Protection Clause of the U.S. Constitution when it drew the boundaries of thirteen state-legislative districts—seven House districts, and six Senate—predominantly on the basis of race. We therefore enjoined the Michigan Secretary of State, Jocelyn Benson, from holding further elections in those districts as they are currently drawn. ... The Commission has now submitted a revised House plan, to which the plaintiffs have submitted several objections. We have reviewed the record before us and now overrule those objections.[19] | ” |
The MICRC voted 10-3 on February 28, 2024, to adopt the new state House map known as “Motown Sound FC E1."
The U.S. District Court for the Western District of Michigan struck down the state House and Senate maps on December 21, 2023.[27]
Redistricting's effect on the 2022 elections
In 2018, Michigan voters approved a ballot measure creating a redistricting commission to draw the state's congressional and legislative maps. The commission was first used in the 2020 redistricting cycle.[28] Before this, the state legislature drew Michigan's maps. Four Republicans, four Democrats, and five independents made up the new commission, which took public comments on the maps into consideration.[29] The commission drew new legislative maps and approved them on December 28, 2021.[30] The maps were subsequently struck down in 2023 due to the maps violating the Voting Rights Act.[31] New maps were subsequently drawn by the commission, and the new maps were put into effect for the 2024 elections.
In describing the maps drawn by the legislature, Michigan Advance said: "In the past, the Legislature was in charge of drawing new districts every decade, with the governor’s sign off, which typically resulted in maps that protected incumbents and the party in charge."[32] A 2016 analysis by the Associated Press found: "Traditional battlegrounds such as Michigan, North Carolina, Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Florida and Virginia were among those with significant Republican advantages in their U.S. or state House races."[33]
Political officials from both parties expected the commission's maps to create more competitive elections. In an interview with the Huffington Post, Jessica Post, the president of the Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee, said: "We see Michigan as a huge opportunity because of the newly drawn fair maps.”[34] State Senate President Mike Shirkey (R) said he had: "100 percent confidence we’re going to retain the majority... But I have an equal level of confidence that we’re having to work harder this time than we have in probably 35 years.”[35] The two parties combined to spend $30 million in ads, which was among the highest for state legislative races in the country.[36]
Heading into the 2022 elections, the state legislature was controlled by Republicans, with Democrats last controlling the state House in 2010 and the state Senate in 1984.[37]
In the 2022 elections, Democrats won a 56-54 majority in the state House and a 20-18 majority in the state Senate.[38] This resulted in a Democratic trifecta, giving them control of state government. In discussing the results, Professor Matt Grossman said: "Under the new maps, the parties have to compete over districts with minimal partisan lanes as well as those that have more normally Republican voters and those that have more normally Democratic voters. This produced a real change. If you add up all the votes statewide for the House and the Senate Democrats got more votes by one and 1.5% in the two chambers, and they will end up with similarly small advantages in seats."[39] Douglas Clark, a Republican who served on the redistricting commission, said: “Depending on the issues of the election and depending on the candidates, some of these districts can go either way -- they can go Republican or they can go Democrat... In this instance in this election, more of them went Democrat."[40]
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Footnotes
- ↑ Detroit Free Press, "New Michigan House map approved ahead of election to decide which party controls chamber," March 27, 2024
- ↑ WZMQ, "Michigan Democrats receive $500,000 from the National Democratic Legislative Campaign Committee." September 5, 2024
- ↑ Politico, "These 5 states are the most likely to see legislative chambers flip in November," June 19, 2024
- ↑ 4.00 4.01 4.02 4.03 4.04 4.05 4.06 4.07 4.08 4.09 4.10 4.11 4.12 4.13 4.14 4.15 4.16 4.17 4.18 4.19 4.20 4.21 4.22 4.23 Dave's Redistricting, "MI 2024 State House," accessed October 25, 2024
- ↑ 5.00 5.01 5.02 5.03 5.04 5.05 5.06 5.07 5.08 5.09 5.10 5.11 5.12 5.13 5.14 5.15 5.16 5.17 5.18 5.19 5.20 5.21 5.22 5.23 5.24 5.25 5.26 5.27 5.28 5.29 5.30 5.31 5.32 5.33 5.34 5.35 5.36 5.37 5.38 5.39 5.40 5.41 5.42 5.43 5.44 CNalysis, "24 MI Forecast," accessed October 25, 2024
- ↑ 6.00 6.01 6.02 6.03 6.04 6.05 6.06 6.07 6.08 6.09 6.10 6.11 6.12 6.13 6.14 6.15 6.16 6.17 6.18 6.19 6.20 6.21 6.22 6.23 State of Michigan ArcGIS Online, "MICRC Proposed District Plan Viewer," accessed October 25, 2024
- ↑ CBS News Detroit, "Michigan House races will test Democrats' grasp on state government trifecta," October 30, 2024
- ↑ Ballotpedia defines an incumbent as retiring if the incumbent did not file for office or filed for office but withdrew, was disqualified, or otherwise left a race in a manner other than losing the primary, primary runoff, or convention. If an incumbent runs as a write-in candidate, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring. If an incumbent runs in the same chamber for a different seat, Ballotpedia does not consider them to be retiring.
- ↑ Ballotpedia defines a seat as open if the incumbent did not file to run for re-election or filed but withdrew and did not appear on any ballot for his or her seat. If the incumbent withdrew from or did not participate in the primary but later chose to seek re-election to his or her seat as a third party or independent candidate, the seat would not be counted as open. If the incumbent retired or ran for a different seat in the same chamber, his or her original seat would be counted as open unless another incumbent from the same chamber filed to run for that seat, in which case it would not be counted as open due to the presence of an incumbent.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Michigan Election Law, "Section 168.532," accessed March 18, 2025
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "Affidavit of Identity and Receipt of Filing," accessed March 18, 2025
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 12.3 Michigan Department of State, "Preparing, Ciculating, and Filing Petitions for Public Office," accessed March 18, 2025
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 Michigan Secretary of State, "Petition Signature Requirement Chart," accessed May 19, 2023
- ↑ Michigan Election Law, "Section 168.163," accessed March 18, 2025
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 15.2 Michigan Election Law, "Section 168.686a," accessed March 18, 2025
- ↑ Michigan Election Law, "Section 168.590c," accessed March 18, 2025
- ↑ Michigan Election Law, "Section 168.737a," accessed March 18, 2025
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Michigan Secretary of State, "Affidavit of Identity and Receipt of Filing," accessed March 25, 2025
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 19.2 Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.
- ↑ Michigan Election Law, "Section 168.145," accessed March 18, 2025
- ↑ National Conference of State Legislatures, "2024 Legislator Compensation," August 21, 2024
- ↑ Michigan Constitution, "Article XI, Section 2," accessed February 12, 2021
- ↑ Progressive Party
- ↑ Michigan Advance, "Federal court grants final approval to new Michigan Senate districts," July 26, 2024
- ↑ Michigan Advance, "Redistricting commission selects a proposed Senate map on 6th round of voting," June 27, 2024
- ↑ PacerMonitor, "Opinion and order," March 27, 2024
- ↑ Michigan Public, "Federal court finds Detroit-area legislative districts unconstitutional, orders them redrawn," December 21, 2023
- ↑ All About Redistricting, "Michigan" accessed June 5, 2024
- ↑ Detroit Free Press, "Your questions about Michigan's new redistricting process answered" accessed May 22, 2024
- ↑ WILX, "Michigan redistricting commission approves US House map" accessed May 22, 2024
- ↑ Michigan Advance, "Bombshell ruling requires 13 Michigan districts to be redrawn before 2024 election" accessed June 15, 2024
- ↑ Michigan Advance, "Michigan redistricting advocates tout new process after first election under new maps" accessed June 5, 2024
- ↑ M Live, "AP analysis shows how gerrymandering benefited GOP in 2016" accessed June 5, 2024
- ↑ Huffington Post, "How Michigan Became The Biggest State Legislative Battleground Of 2022 accessed May 23, 2024
- ↑ Bridge Michigan, "Big money donors shunning Tudor Dixon, Michigan Republican ticket" accessed June 5, 2024
- ↑ Michigan Public, "Michigan is top in the nation for ad spending in state legislature races" accessed May 24, 2024
- ↑ Bridge Michigan, "Who will control the Michigan Legislature? This year, Democrats have a shot" accessed May 24, 2024
- ↑ Detroit Free Press, "Redistricting experts weigh in on results of first general election under new maps" accessed May 23, 2024
- ↑ University of Michigan, "An assessment of Michigan's redistricting process" accessed June 14, 2024
- ↑ Associated Press, "Flip of Michigan Legislature highlights role of fair maps" accessed May 29, 2024
